Hourly News 每日新闻 2014-04-07

Chinese and Australian vessels² detect acoustic³ signals
Naval⁴ vessels carrying deep-sea black box detectors⁵ are rushing to an area where Chinese and Australian ships detected acoustic signals, the latest lead in the hunt for missing flight MH370.
But officials say they can't confirm that the signals that have been detected come from the flight recorders that were aboard the missing flight.
On Friday, Chinese vessel¹ Haixun 01 detected a signal at 37.5 kilohertz, the same frequency emitted by flight data recorders like the one aboard MH370.
The vessel detected the signal again for about 90 seconds on Saturday just 2km away from the original spot.
Later on Sunday, Australian navy vessel Ocean Shield detected a separate acoustic signal in its search location.
The signal was detected about 300 nautical⁶ miles away from the one picked up by the Chinese crew.
 
Iran, powers likely to draft final nuclear deal next month: official/xinhua
Iran and several world powers could begin drafting a final nuclear agreement as early as next months.
Iranian Deputy foreign minister Abbas Araqchi made the remarks followed a three-day nuclear experts meeting, which concluded in Vienna over the weekend.
Araqchi has also indicated that the Arak heavy water plant and Iran's uranium enrichment activities will be among the topics during the next round of bargaining.
Nuclear experts from Iran and the P5+1 group, namely Britain, China, France, Russia, the United States plus Germany attended the meeting.
Western powers have been demanding Iran significantly scale-back its nuclear program, while Iran is demanding sanctions relief.
 
Netanyahu says Palestinians have "much to lose" by acting⁷ unilaterally
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country will react with "unilateral" measures against recent steps by the Palestinian government to approach the United Nations.
The Palestinians announced that they would seek greater international recognition by signing up to 15 UN treaties and conventions.
The move came as a response to Israel's refusal to release a group of Palestinian prisoners, as promised.
Following that, Israel's chief negotiator in the peace talks with the Palestinians said the talks are in crisis but must continue.
The US government openly expressed its frustration⁸ at the lack of progress being made in its mediated⁹ negotiations¹⁰.
The current Middle East peace talks began last summer with an end-of-April target for a deal to be reached.
 
Vote counted as Afghanistan completes presidential election
The votes are being counted following this weekend's presidential election in Afghanistan.
Officials say voter turnout was at about 60-percent. The higher-than-expected rate comes despite threats from the Taliban to disrupt the election.
There are three front-runners in the race, including two former Afghan foreign ministers and a former official from the world bank.
If one of them gets 50-percent of the vote plus one, the election is over.
A second round of voting between the top two finishers will be held if there is no first-round winner.
Preliminary results are expected to be out later this month and the final result will be announced in mid¹¹ May.
 
Hungary polls close, incumbent¹² Fidesz party expected to win
Exit polls indicate victory for Hungary's incumbent conservative government led by the Fidesz Party, and its small ally the Christian¹³ Democrats¹⁴.
Polls closed at 7pm on Sunday local time.
The exit poll found 48 percent support for the current government, while 27 percent have voted for the leading opposition¹⁵ group, a left-wing coalition¹⁶.
Hungry's far-right Jobbik Party received support from 18 percent of voters, while the green LMP received 6 percent.
A new electoral system made its debut¹⁷, with the number of seats in Parliament being cut from 386 down to 199, and the two-round election system scaled back to just one.
 
The US announced to deploy¹⁸ two more destroyers to Japan by 2017
The US will send two more ballistic missile defense¹⁹ destroyers to Japan by 2017.
The announcement has been made by US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.
The move is designed to bolster²⁰ Japan's defenses against the threat of a missile attack from North Korea.
Hagel calls it a response to Pyongyang's provocative²¹ and destabalizing actions, including missile tests that are in violation²² of UN Security Council resolutions.
Hagel is on a 10-day trip across the Asia-Pacific region.
 
Blaze kills 10 at nursuing home in Chile
A fire at a nursing home in Chile has killed ten people, including nine residents.
The nursing home is located some 870 kilometres south of the Chilean capital, Santiago.
Police say neighbours were able to rescue three people, but all others, including a caretaker, died in the blaze because the nursing home had locked patients inside their rooms.
Most of the twelve patients at the nursing home lived with disabilities and mental illnesses.
The cause of the blaze is under investigation²³.
 
Nigeria becomes Africa's biggest economy: official data/xinhua
Nigeria has overtaken South Africa as Africa's biggest economy.
That's according to official numbers regarding Nigeria's gross domestic product.
The country is Africa's largest oil producer and the newly-released numbers show it is now the 26th largest economy globally.
 

1 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

2 vessels   

n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人

参考例句：

• The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 acoustic   

adj.听觉的，声音的；(乐器)原声的

参考例句：

• The hall has a fine acoustic.这个大厅的传音效果很好。
• Animals use a whole rang of acoustic, visual,and chemical signals in their systems of communication.动物利用各种各样的听觉、视觉和化学信号来进行交流。

4 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

5 detectors   

探测器( detector的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The report advocated that all buildings be fitted with smoke detectors. 报告主张所有的建筑物都应安装烟火探测器。
• This is heady wine for experimenters using these neutrino detectors. 对于使用中微子探测器的实验工作者，这是令人兴奋的美酒。 来自英汉非文学 - 科技

6 nautical   

adj.海上的，航海的，船员的

参考例句：

• A nautical mile is 1,852 meters.一海里等于1852米。
• It is 206 nautical miles from our present location.距离我们现在的位置有206海里。

7 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

8 frustration   

n.挫折，失败，失效，落空

参考例句：

• He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。

9 mediated   

调停，调解，斡旋( mediate的过去式和过去分词 )； 居间促成； 影响…的发生； 使…可能发生

参考例句：

• He mediated in the quarrel between the two boys. 他调解两个孩子之间的争吵。
• The government mediated between the workers and the employers. 政府在工人与雇主间搞调和。

10 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

11 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

12 incumbent   

adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的

参考例句：

• He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
• It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。

13 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

14 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

16 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

17 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

18 deploy   

v.（军）散开成战斗队形，布置，展开

参考例句：

• The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
• The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。

19 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

20 bolster   

n.枕垫；v.支持，鼓励

参考例句：

• The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。
• He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。

21 provocative   

adj.挑衅的，煽动的，刺激的，挑逗的

参考例句：

• She wore a very provocative dress.她穿了一件非常性感的裙子。
• His provocative words only fueled the argument further.他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。

22 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

23 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。